Our team brings decades of experience developing evidence-based, data-driven policies, managing complex processes with diverse stakeholders, and driving systems-level organizational change. CJI’s energetic staff and network of consultants come from a variety of backgrounds in the criminal justice, public administration, and social science fields.
Meet the TeamThis toolkit is intended to provide information and guidance to those planning and implementing a reentry program for individuals with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders reentering from jail or prison.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of trends in Florida’s criminal justice system over the last decade, and illuminate those trends with data from across the system.
The following infographics provide a snapshot of reforms in the six states that began implementation of major juvenile justice reforms between 2014 and 2016 and the positive outcomes they’ve achieved.
Criminal justice reforms in Alaska are projected to reduce the average daily prison population by 13 percent over 10 years, save $380 million and enable nearly $99 million to be reinvested into programs designed to improve public safety, reduce recidivism and support crime victims.
Once a state passes a criminal justice reform bill, the hard work of actually implementing those reforms begins.
Since 2014, six states have participated in the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP) Smart on Juvenile Justice: A Comprehensive Strategy to Juvenile Justice Reform Initiative to reduce out-of-home placement for juveniles, increase community-based treatment, and improving outcomes for youth.
A nine-month assessment of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department by the Crime and Justice Institute has found that the department has maintained and expanded on positive reforms, improving transparency and the culture around use of force and strengthening community engagement.
The Crime and Justice Institute has joined officials in Utah to begin implementing sweeping juvenile justice reforms signed into law by Gov. Gary Herbert in March.
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